Brazil men's national volleyball team

After the sixth place in the Sydney Olympic Games, the Brazilian men’s national team underwent some important changes ahead of the 2001 season. Mr. Bernardo Rezende, nicknamed Bernardinho, who had spent six years coaching the women's national team, was chosen to be the head coach of the Brazilian men's national team. In the first season with Bernardinho, the team conquered three gold medals (World League, America's Cup and South American Championship) and one silver medal (World Grand Champions Cup). In 2002, Brazil finished second in the World League after losing the title at home in the match against Russia. But in that same season, they conquered the World Championship for the first time ever.

The beginning of the 2003 season was very special for the World Champions. In an exciting final match against Serbia and Montenegro, Brazil won the World League gold medal for the third time, beating its opponent 3–2 in Madrid. After that, the team was defeated by Venezuela in the semifinal of the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and ended up with the bronze in the competition. However, the Brazilian squad beat Venezuela by 3–0 in the South American Championship final only one month later. That year ended with Brazil conquering the last title it had not won yet: the World Cup, in Japan.

In 2004, Bernardinho led the Brazilian team to a fourth title of the World League. In August, the Brazilian men's team won the second Olympic gold medal of its history, which happened in Athens in 2004 (the first one was conquered in Barcelona in 1992). In the final, Brazil beat Italy 3–1.

In the 2005 season, the Olympic Champion won four medals. In the final match against Serbia and Montenegro, Brazil won another gold medal in the World League, beating its opponent 3–1. After that, the team became second in the America's Cup, defeated by the United States in the final. Then in the South American Championship, Brazil conquered its 25th title, winning all matches and losing just one set. To end this great season, Bernardo Rezende’s team secured the gold medal in the World Grand Champions Cup in Japan. During the year 2006, the Brazilian team won a sixth title in the World League and a second title in the World Championship. This team was considered by many the best and most consistent men's volleyball team of all time.

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1964	Round Robin	7th Place	9	3	6	13	23	Squad
1968	Round Robin	9th Place	9	1	8	8	25	Squad
1972	Preliminary Round	8th Place	7	2	5	9	19	Squad
1976	Preliminary Round	7th Place	5	1	4	5	14	Squad
1980	Preliminary Round	5th Place	6	4	2	15	10	Squad
1984	Final	Silver	6	4	2	15	10	Squad
1988	Semifinals	4th Place	7	4	3	16	13	Squad
1992	Final	Gold	8	8	0	24	3	Squad
1996	Quarterfinals	5th Place	8	5	3	18	10	Squad
2000	Quarterfinals	6th Place	8	6	2	19	9	Squad
2004	Final	Gold	8	7	1	22	8	Squad
2008	Final	Silver	8	6	2	20	8	Squad
2012	Final	Silver	8	6	2	21	8	Squad
2016	Final	Gold	8	6	2	20	10	Squad
2020	Semifinals	4th Place	8	5	3	18	12	Squad
2024	Future event
2028
2032
Total	3 Titles	15/15	113	68	45	243	182	—

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1949	Did not compete
1952
1956	Group Round	11th Place	11	10	1	31	6	Squad
1960	Final Group	5th Place	10	5	5	15	17	Squad
1962	Final Group	10th Place	11	2	9	14	27	Squad
1966	Group Round	13th Place	10	4	6	17	18	Squad
1970	Group Round	12th Place	11	6	5	23	20	Squad
1974	7th–12th places	9th Place	11	5	6	18	18	Squad
1978	5th–8th places	6th Place	9	5	4	21	15	Squad
1982	Final	Runners-Up	9	6	3	19	10	Squad
1986	Semifinals	4th Place	8	6	2	18	9	Squad
1990	Semifinals	4th Place	7	4	3	16	11	Squad
1994	Quarterfinals	5th Place	7	5	2	19	8	Squad
1998	Semifinals	4th Place	11	9	2	30	9	Squad
2002	Final	Champions	9	8	1	26	8	Squad
2006	Final	Champions	11	10	1	31	6	Squad
2010	Final	Champions	9	7	2	23	10	Squad
2014	Final	Runners-Up	13	11	2	36	12	Squad
2018	Final	Runners-Up	12	10	2	31	13	Squad
2022	Qualified
2026	Future event
Total	3 Titles	17/19	169	113	56	388	217	—

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1965	Did not compete
1969	Final Group	6th Place	7	3	4	10	16	Squad
1977	5th–8th semifinals	8th Place	8	3	5	13	17	Squad
1981	Round Robin	3rd Place	7	5	2	16	11	Squad
1985	Round Robin	4th Place	7	4	3	16	22	Squad
1989	Round Robin	5th Place	7	3	4	13	14	Squad
1991	Round Robin	6th Place	8	4	4	16	15	Squad
1995	Round Robin	3rd Place	11	9	2	29	7	Squad
1999	Round Robin	5th Place	11	7	4	27	15	Squad
2003	Round Robin	Champions	11	11	0	33	4	Squad
2007	Round Robin	Champions	11	10	1	30	4	Squad
2011	Round Robin	3rd Place	11	8	3	29	14	Squad
2015	Did not compete
2019	Round Robin	Champions	11	11	0	33	5	Squad
2023	Future event
Total	3 Titles	12/14	110	78	32	265	144	—

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Champions record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1993	Round Robin	Runners-Up	5	4	1	14	6	Squad
1997	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	3	Squad
2001	Round Robin	Runners-Up	5	4	1	14	4	Squad
2005	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	6	Squad
2009	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	3	Squad
2013	Round Robin	Champions	5	4	1	14	6	Squad
2017	Round Robin	Champions	5	4	1	14	5	Squad
2021	Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2025	Future event
Total	5 Titles	7/7	35	31	4	101	33	—

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World League record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1990	Semifinals	3rd Place	14	10	4	32	24	Squad
1991	Intercontinental Round	5th Place	16	8	8	32	32	Squad
1992	Final Round	5th Place	18	10	8	36	32	Squad
1993	Final	Champions	22	17	5	58	18	Squad
1994	Semifinals	3rd Place	14	13	1	41	8	Squad
1995	Final	Runners-Up	16	10	6	37	25	Squad
1996	Final Round	5th Place	16	11	5	39	22	Squad
1997	Final Round	5th Place	16	12	4	37	18	Squad
1998	Playoff Round	5th Place	15	10	5	34	17	Squad
1999	Semifinals	3rd Place	16	13	3	43	20	Squad
2000	Semifinals	3rd Place	18	11	7	39	27	Squad
2001	Final	Champions	17	16	1	50	16	Squad
2002	Final	Runners-Up	17	13	4	44	20	Squad
2003	Final	Champions	17	15	2	47	18	Squad
2004	Final	Champions	15	15	0	45	8	Squad
2005	Final	Champions	15	14	1	42	8	Squad
2006	Final	Champions	17	16	1	48	15	Squad
2007	Final	Champions	16	15	1	47	11	Squad
2008	Semifinals	4th Place	16	12	4	41	20	Squad
2009	Final	Champions	16	15	1	47	9	Squad
2010	Final	Champions	16	15	1	45	22	Squad
2011	Final	Runners-Up	17	13	4	43	19	Squad
2012	Final Round	6th Place	14	8	6	35	19	Squad
2013	Final	Runners-Up	14	11	3	36	18	Squad
2014	Final	Runners-Up	16	8	8	31	31	Squad
2015	Final Round	5th Place	14	10	4	37	20	Squad
2016	Final	Runners-Up	13	11	2	34	14	Squad
2017	Final	Runners-Up	13	9	4	33	21	Squad
Total	9 Titles	28/28	444	341	103	1,133	532	—

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Nations League record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
2018	Semifinals	4th Place	19	11	8	39	30	Squad
2019	Semifinals	4th Place	19	15	4	51	26	Squad
2021	Final	Gold	17	15	2	45	13	Squad
Total	—	3/3	55	41	14	135	69	—

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1955	Round Robin	Bronze	5	3	2	9	4
1959	Final Round	Silver	6	4	2	15	9
1963	Final Round	Gold	8	8	0	24	1
1967	Final Round	Silver	9	8	1	26	5
1971	Final Round	Bronze	8	7	1	21	3
1975	Round Robin	Silver	7	6	1	18	9
1979	Round Robin	Silver	7	5	2	16	8
1983	Final	Gold	7	6	1	20	5
1987	Semifinals	Bronze	7	4	3	16	12
1991	Final	Silver	7	5	2	16	7
1995	Group Round	7th Place	3	1	2	3	6
1999	Final	Silver	5	4	1	14	6
2003	Semifinals	Bronze	5	4	1	14	3
2007	Final	Gold	5	5	0	15	0	Squad
2011	Final	Gold	5	5	0	15	3	Squad
2015	Final	Silver	5	3	2	13	6	Squad
2019	Semifinals	Bronze	5	4	1	12	7	Squad
2023	Future event
Total	4 Titles	16/16	99	78	21	265	87	—

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Pan-American Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
2006	Did not compete
2007
2008
2009
2010	Semifinals	4th Place	4	2	2	7	9	Squad
2011	Final	Champions	4	4	0	14	1	Squad
2012	Semifinals	4th Place	6	3	3	14	10	Squad
2013	Final	Champions	4	4	0	12	0	Squad
2014	Did not compete
2015	Final	Champions	5	5	0	15	1	Squad
2016	Did not compete
2017
2018	Final	Runners-Up	5	4	1	14	4	Squad
2019	Did not compete
2020	Future event
Total	3 Titles	6/13	28	22	6	76	25	—

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

South America Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1951	Round Robin	Champions	3	3	0	9	0	—
1956	Round Robin	Champions	4	4	0	12	2	—
1958	Round Robin	Champions	4	4	0	12	0	—
1961	Round Robin	Champions	4	4	0	12	1	—
1962	Round Robin	Champions	6	6	0	18	0	—
1964	Did not compete
1967	Round Robin	Champions	4	4	0	12	0	—
1969	Round Robin	Champions	7	7	0	21	1	—
1971	Round Robin	Champions	7	7	0	21	0	—
1973	Round Robin	Champions	4	4	0	12	0	—
1975	Round Robin	Champions	7	7	0	21	0	—
1977	Round Robin	Champions	6	6	0	18	0	—
1979	Final Round	Champions	4	4	0	12	0	—
1981	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	2	—
1983	Final Round	Champions	5	5	0	15	0	—
1985	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	0	—
1987	Round Robin	Champions	6	6	0	18	0	—
1989	Round Robin	Champions	6	6	0	18	2	—
1991	Final	Champions	4	4	0	12	1	—
1993	Final	Champions	6	6	0	18	2	—
1995	Final	Champions	4	4	0	12	2	—
1997	Final	Champions	4	4	0	12	0	—
1999	Final	Champions	4	4	0	12	2	—
2001	Final Round	Champions	3	3	0	9	0	—
2003	Round Robin	Champions	4	4	0	12	0	—
2005	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	1	—
2007	Final	Champions	5	5	0	15	0	—
2009	Round Robin	Champions	6	6	0	18	2	—
2011	Round Robin	Champions	6	6	0	18	1	—
2013	Round Robin	Champions	4	4	0	12	2	—
2015	Final	Champions	5	5	0	15	1	—
2017	Final	Champions	5	5	0	15	0	—
2019	Final	Champions	5	5	0	15	3	—
2021	Round Robin	Champions	4	4	0	12	1	—
Total	33 Titles	33/34	161	161	0	483	26	—

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

America's Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1998	Final	Champions	7	7	0	21	8	Squad
1999	Final	Champions	7	7	0	21	1	Squad
2000	Final	Runners-Up	7	6	1	19	5	Squad
2001	Final	Champions	7	6	1	20	4	Squad
2005	Final	Runners-Up	4	3	1	11	4	Squad
2007	Final	Runners-Up	4	3	1	11	3	Squad
2008	Final	Runners-Up	4	3	1	11	3	Squad
Total	3 Titles	7/7	40	35	5	114	28	—

• Gold: 1 time: 2013

• Gold: 4 times: 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009
• Silver: 6 times: 1981, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2013
• Bronze: 3 times: 1977, 1989, 1999

• Gold: 18 times: 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014
• Silver: 4 times: 1980, 1982, 2000, 2008

• Gold: 6 times: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2003
• Silver: 1 time: 2005

• Gold: 16 times: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2012
• Silver: 3 times: 2008, 2010, 2014

• Gold: 1 time: 2011
• Silver: 1 time: 2013

The following is the Brazilian roster in the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League.[1]

Head coach: Renan Dal Zotto

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2018–19 club
1	Bruno Rezende (c)	2 July 1986	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	323 cm (127 in)	302 cm (119 in)	Lube Civitanova
2	Isac Santos	13 December 1990	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	339 cm (133 in)	306 cm (120 in)	Sada Cruzeiro
3	Cledenilson Batista	9 June 1998	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	379 cm (149 in)	359 cm (141 in)	Sada Cruzeiro
4	Eduardo Sobrinho	19 January 1996	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Funvic Taubaté
5	Maurício Borges Silva	4 February 1989	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	315 cm (124 in)	SESC-RJ
6	Fernando Kreling	13 January 1996	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	319 cm (126 in)	301 cm (119 in)	Sada Cruzeiro
7	Aboubacar Neto	16 February 1994	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	348 cm (137 in)	326 cm (128 in)	Vibo Valentia
8	Wallace de Souza	26 June 1987	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	344 cm (135 in)	318 cm (125 in)	SESC-RJ
9	Yoandy Leal	31 August 1988	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	361 cm (142 in)	348 cm (137 in)	Lube Civitanova
10	Matheus Santos	23 April 1996	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	328 cm (129 in)	309 cm (122 in)	Minas T.C.
11	Lucas Lóh	18 January 1991	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	336 cm (132 in)	320 cm (130 in)	SESI-SP
12	Douglas Souza	20 August 1995	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	338 cm (133 in)	317 cm (125 in)	Funvic Taubaté
13	Maurício Souza	29 September 1988	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	344 cm (135 in)	323 cm (127 in)	SESC-RJ
14	Renan Buiatti	10 January 1990	2.17 m (7 ft 1 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	314 cm (124 in)	Vôlei Renata
15	Carlos Eduardo Silva	8 August 1994	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	348 cm (137 in)	340 cm (130 in)	Vibo Valentia
16	Lucas Saatkamp	6 March 1986	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	101 kg (223 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	321 cm (126 in)	Funvic Taubaté
17	Thales Hoss	26 April 1989	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	303 cm (119 in)	Funvic Taubaté
18	Ricardo Lucarelli Souza	14 February 1992	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	348 cm (137 in)	326 cm (128 in)	Funvic Taubaté
19	Felipe Roque	19 May 1997	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	337 cm (133 in)	317 cm (125 in)	Minas T.C.
20	Thiago Veloso	15 August 1993	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	298 cm (117 in)	SESC-RJ
21	Alan Souza	21 March 1994	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	336 cm (132 in)	320 cm (130 in)	SESI-SP
22	Maique Nascimento	16 July 1997	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	255 cm (100 in)	Minas T.C.
23	Flávio Gualberto	22 April 1993	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	356 cm (140 in)	329 cm (130 in)	Minas T.C.
25	Victor Cardoso	22 March 1999	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	325 cm (128 in)	SESI-SP
26	Rogério Filho	20 February 1995	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	302 cm (119 in)	245 cm (96 in)	Minas T.C.

• Bebeto de Freitas (1984–1988)
• José Roberto Guimarães (1991–1996)
• Radamés Lattari (1997-2001)
• Bernardo Rezende (2001–2016)
• Renan Dal Zotto (2017–)

Incidentally, the Maracana Stadium holds the all-time volleyball attendance record when 95,000 turned out to watch Brazil beat the USSR in an open-air friendly game in 1983.[2]

Giba Player 1995–2012

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Banco do Brasil, Nivea, other sponsors: Globoesporte, Gatorade, Gol Transportes Aereos, Delta Air Lines, Mikasa, Ernst & Young and Asics.